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1/3/2007 7:13:51 PM
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Halo 3 Beta Update
In light of the recent Microsoft press release, we give you some more details on how to ensure your participation in the upcoming Halo 3 Beta program, and a few more tidbits about how we plan to take care of the Bungie faithful.
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is it specialy marked boxes of crackdown?
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I wonder, how many of the Halo fans even know what is going on in the game (the story)? How many are just playing for the ausome game play and the rush killing an enemy gives? Come on, how many people know what Halo really is in the game?, who the forunners were?, who the reclaimers are?, who the prophets are?, what the flood is?, etc.!!!!!!!!!!!! My godness! Answer this question truthfully for all those reading this, do you just play the game for the violence, or because there is nothing else to do, or you want to be called a fan, etc? Are you really a fan if you have no idea what's going on? How many people think that the master chief is a robot? Huh? Well did you know that he is human that was augmented to decrease reaction time, increase bone density, etc, and that he wears MJOLNIR armor, and up to his current model, has enhanced recharchable capabilities for his shields? Dang, the first model of MJOLNIR didn't have shields. Only a Spartan II could operate MJOLNIR armor because of their augmented bodies, otherwise, normal humans would just break their limbs because of the super-sensitive - super-fast movement of the armor. How many know how the Spartan II's came to be; where the idea came from; what about the Spartan I's? huh? who knows that? find out and you will be amazed at how deep bungie got the halo story to be. Find out who Dr. Catherine Halsey is. Master Chief Spartan-117, John, learn him! respect, peace out Zaeet
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Geez, This Spartan Life are like celbritites that are going to be included in the Legendary Edition. Which equals 0% chance oe benig left off. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. Anyway, if you're left off you get it a week or two later. No big whoop.
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that is hilarious, the first 13,333 people will be chosen..number is a scream! =P Anyway, don't leave out the chunk of the "Halo-nation" over at "This Spartan Life"
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Eh.... you say spam i say tomato!
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] oo LOKI TOKI oo I like to spam please blacklist me lol [/quote] That is a very good question How many copys of crackdown will be marked? [Edited on 1/4/2007]
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Only 5 and i heard tony Blair wants 3 copies for himself. I didn't bother with the xbox rubbish, decided to hold out for the playstation3! It's gonna be fantastic. But i'm concerned as i'm a european player. Will i be able to download and play the beta version on my playstation 3 being a european player. P.S I heard the rumour the chief doesn't take his helmet off is cause it's george bush. Frozen in time for many centuries, our misunderstood 21st century world leader, has being thawed out to fight a new WMD. George Bush an unlikely yet intrepid hero. Bungie if you are looking for script writers for the up and coming Halo 4, i am available. Resumes on request. ZenoM0RPH, do you think the crackdown release could be as serious and dangerous as the arnold schwarzenegger movie "Jingle All The Way" without the hilarity or comical results. This is serious we have to stop this. There will be mass riots in the streets and arnie will be pounding heads for as many copies of crackdown he can find. ZenoM0RPH you contact the pentagon and warn them, i'll contact George directly. I just hope they haven't frozen him yet, let's pray we're not all too late!
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buy crackdown then play halo 3,,,but only "specially marked boxes" it says my friends, "specially marked". so how many specially marked boxes are out there?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] oo LOKI TOKI oo Will i be able to download and play the beta version on my playstation 3 being a european player.[/quote] ROFL thats a good joke! european on my boots. [Edited on 1/4/2007]
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Yeah, awesome, cool. [/sarcasm]. Now, play this many hours, and go buy this game, and jump through the red hoop before the blue one. Come on, time to give back to the fans of Halo. Who's already got the spots? Not the fans of Halo, for the most part. So, go out and buy the crappy game, half Jap-Anime, half Grand theft auto-American. Pick one when you make a game like Crackdown, that thing is prime and ready to suck. But, $60 to be a beta for Halo 3? Might be worth it...
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shanezey So, if we signed up early on halo3.com would we know already if we were in the beta?[/quote]the update stated that the first registry is over. and the particapants will be notified in January.
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I didn't bother with the xbox rubbish, decided to hold out for the playstation3! It's gonna be fantastic. But i'm concerned as i'm a european player. Will i be able to download and play the beta version on my playstation 3 being a european player. P.S I heard the rumour the chief doesn't take his helmet off is cause it's george bush. Frozen in time for many centuries, our misunderstood 21st century world leader, has being thawed out to fight a new WMD. George Bush an unlikely yet intrepid hero. Bungie if you are looking for script writers for the up and coming Halo 4, i am available. Resumes on request. ZenoM0RPH, do you think the crackdown release could be as serious and dangerous as the arnold schwarzenegger movie "Jingle All The Way" without the hilarity or comical results. This is serious we have to stop this. There will be mass riots in the streets and arnie will be pounding heads for as many copies of crackdown he can find. ZenoM0RPH you contact the pentagon and warn them, i'll contact George directly. I just hope they haven't frozen him yet, let's pray we're not all too late! [Edited on 1/4/2007]
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What will suck is those who are just buying crackdown for the beta and they dont get it. are the marked boxs Obviously marked with the beta? or is it hidden inside the package? there might be alot of fighting going on. The Crackdown launch might be worse than the Ps3, 360 launch put together.
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So, if we signed up early on halo3.com would we know already if we were in the beta?
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well i look at it as paying $60.00 for the beta that comes with Crackdown instead of Crackdown that comes with a beta.
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How many jigowatts do we need to have available on our hard drives to download the beta?
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maybe i'm bieng a little harsh on microsoft, pehapes there just as enthuseastic about this game as bungie and the fans and i'm sure thay want it to be awsome,lol well fo course thay do !
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ZenoM0RPH [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] hylander it just seem a shame the microsoft have in some ways used it to make more money, [/quote] I think we are missing a valid point here in bungies defence. They have nothing to do with the marketing scheme of things here. There is alot more people involved in this than just the people at bungie or microsoft. [/quote] yeah of course i know the whole markiting thing has nothing to to with bunge and i'm not blaming them at all there just trying to make an awsome game ! [Edited on 1/4/2007]
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One thing that has got me thinking is that off the new real time reflections in the chiefs visor (something orriginally planned for halo 2 but the orginal xbox hardware just could not pull it off) think off the potentual that sort graphical detail could have for fan made content or even some comedy moments in redvsblue, for instance a stand off with two spartems one reloading his gun is reflected in the others visor ! or a battle seen reflected on the visor could create a cool cinimatic moment.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] hylander it just seem a shame the microsoft have in some ways used it to make more money, [/quote] I think we are missing a valid point here in bungies defence. They have nothing to do with the marketing scheme of things here. There is alot more people involved in this than just the people at bungie or microsoft.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] alexh Thanks bungie for even allowing Halo fans the opportunity to try out Halo 3. edit* One more thing The way that Bungie and Microsoft are calling this a 'beta' version of the game speaks volumes for the depth of gameplay. Prepare to be blown away, this game is going to be immense.[/quote] Heck Yeah BRING IT ON!!!!!! Well done.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] alexh Well I have a few points to make. This is absolutely unprecedented in the console world and it may be a precursor to whats to come on this generation of consoles (360, ps3, wii). Beta testing for games is primarily used in the PC domain, and even there, the field chosen to test is very small. The simple fact that, I believe, Bungie has twisted microsofts arm enough to let nearly 50,000 people participate in a BETA of argueably the most anticipated game of ALL TIME, is a testiment to how much Bungie appreciates their Halo following. Public beta testing on console games is almost unheard of, but public beta testing at this magnitude on PC or otherwise is completely ridiculous. There is NO REASON why bungie would need to recruit even more than 500 people to beta test, besides the fact that they want their loyal halo fans a once in a lifetime chance to participate in this highly anticipated title. If you think of it this way, the console world has many many fewer variables than the PC world, as all 360 machines are built with stock hardware and come with preinstalled software, whereas PC's come in all different flavors. Sure, 50,000 opinions can make for a fantastic game, but microsoft also knows it may loose customers from halo 2 because this game is going to be much different. I think microsoft said, ok we'll give you one more way to include people in this beta test, but it must give people the incentive to buy one of our products. There are still 2 other ways that you can get in for free (Which I think will account for about 25,000 of the 50,000 slots) but for if those don't work out for you, theres one more for sure way to get in. Thanks bungie for even allowing Halo fans the opportunity to try out Halo 3.[/quote] I aggrie, it's a fantastic opertunity bungie has offered us, it just seem a shame the microsoft have in some ways used it to make more money, but i guess in the end thay are a companey and that's what thay do, make money. but yes thankyou bungie !
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] hylander [quote][b] If i dont play the beta that dosent mean i'm not a 'real fan' of halo I think halo is awsome and i can wait for halo 3's reliese.[/quote] Yes I totally agree. took the words right from my fingers. I'm just going to do what I can to be apart of the beta. I do have a job and a family to take care of first. I'm still waiting to get my XBL account up agin. I ve had it sence before the launch of Halo2 but sometimes Stuff happens! word of advise to all the single people out there. find a spouse that will support your gaming "Hobby". (not a "Habbit") lol
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Well I have a few points to make. This is absolutely unprecedented in the console world and it may be a precursor to whats to come on this generation of consoles (360, ps3, wii). Beta testing for games is primarily used in the PC domain, and even there, the field chosen to test is very small. The simple fact that, I believe, Bungie has twisted microsofts arm enough to let nearly 50,000 people participate in a BETA of argueably the most anticipated game of ALL TIME, is a testiment to how much Bungie appreciates their Halo following. Public beta testing on console games is almost unheard of, but public beta testing at this magnitude on PC or otherwise is completely ridiculous. There is NO REASON why bungie would need to recruit even more than 500 people to beta test, besides the fact that they want their loyal halo fans a once in a lifetime chance to participate in this highly anticipated title. If you think of it this way, the console world has many many fewer variables than the PC world, as all 360 machines are built with stock hardware and come with preinstalled software, whereas PC's come in all different flavors. Sure, 50,000 opinions can make for a fantastic game, but microsoft also knows it may loose customers from halo 2 because this game is going to be much different. I think microsoft said, ok we'll give you one more way to include people in this beta test, but it must give people the incentive to buy one of our products. There are still 2 other ways that you can get in for free (Which I think will account for about 25,000 of the 50,000 slots) but for if those don't work out for you, theres one more for sure way to get in. Thanks bungie for even allowing Halo fans the opportunity to try out Halo 3. edit* One more thing The way that Bungie and Microsoft are calling this a 'beta' version of the game speaks volumes for the depth of gameplay. Prepare to be blown away, this game is going to be immense. [Edited on 1/4/2007]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SPARTAN 168 i will sleep outside ebgames... :)[/quote] I would give my left......leg.....if I could have it right now! I wouldnt put it past some people who would put more than one copy of crackdown on hold to increase there chances of getting a marked Halo3 beta copy. I personally have five on hold....no just kidding. I cant wait for Feb. to start playing where we will actually be playing for something.... it will be better than Achievements.
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i hope you can just rent it $60 is too much for a game that i wont even play that much.
